In which of the following activities will a typical college student feel the presence of their state government?

takes American Government 101

Americans

are less supportive of income redistribution than Europeans.

The U.S. definition of liberty refers to

personal and economic freedom.

The bourgeoisie of western Europe wanted to

promote political participation for the middle classes.

According to your textbook, why are knowledgeable citizens more engaged in politics?

because they understand how politics affects their lives

The gambling industry in your state wants to change the state Constitution to allow gambling. They organize a campaign through voter signatures and put their proposal directly on the ballot. This is called a(n)

ballot initiative

Realistically, the United States did not become a full practicing democracy until:

the 1960s.

The belief that citizens can affect government is called political

efficacy.

Many of the conflicts in American politics today revolve around

the proper scope of government.

What kind of government do we have?

Republic

How much do Americans know about their government?

very litttle

Laissez-faire capitalism has been limited by

government regulation.

Which of the following is the primary responsibility of the Federal Government?

police the cities

establish zoning for commercial and residential purposes

license doctors and lawyersd)

NONE of these are responsibilities of the Federal government

In nineteenth-century Prussia, Otto von Bismarck introduced social reforms to aid the lower class because he:

was trying to offset the growing power of the middle class.

Which of the following is not a principle of our democracy?

Complete freedom.

Throughout U.S. history, Americans have

been suspicious of strong government.

The majority of Americans believe that “government is run by a few big interests” and that government officials “don’t care what people think.” The term used to describe this would be

low efficacy.

Trust in government in the US

has declined in the last 50 years.

The formal institutions that rule a people are called its

government

In a democracy, sovereignty is vested in:

the people.

The United States’ core political values are

liberty, equality, and democracy.

Government run by a few people is called

oligarchy

A system of government that recognizes no formal limits on its power is called

totalitarian.

The trend line of Americans’ trust in the federal government

rose in the 1990s and peaked in 2002.

In recent years, more and more Americans are learning about government from

Late-night comedians

According to the authors of the text, good citizenship requires

political knowledge and political engagement

Which of the following statements describes America’s growing population since its founding?

The number of elderly Americans has grown and the number of children eighteen and under has declined.

According to the ancient Greeks, a citizen is

one who is knowledgeable of and actively participates in government.

A student council is an example of:

representative democracy.

According to Harold Lasswell, politics is

who gets what, when, and how

The framers of the Constitution stipulated that the number of representatives in the House of Representatives “shall not exceed one for every thirty Thousand…” constituents, but today the average member of Congress represents approximately how many people?